Aims: Our aim was to describe associations between birth outcomes across two
generations. Hypotheses were proposed about how genetic and environmental,
behavioural and socioeconomic factors may act on reproduction and ...

Background: After an explosion and fire in two tanks containing contaminated oil and sulphur products in a
Norwegian industrial harbour in 2007, the surrounding area was polluted. This caused an intense smell, lasting ...

<p>Background: The reproductive health status of China&#39;s low-income urban women is believed to be poor. Therefore, understanding their reproductive history and needs and improving services provision is very important. ...

<p>Objective: Preeclampsia occurs in about 4 per cent of pregnancies worldwide, and may have particularly serious
consequences for women in Africa. Studies in western countries have shown that women with preeclampsia in ...

<p>Objectives Prior studies have indicated a high prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among Navy personnel; however, it is not clear whether this is caused by work on board. The present study aimed to assess ...

Henden, Edmund; Bærøe, Kristine(The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015-02-02)

Providing heroin to people with heroin addiction taking part in medical
trials assessing the effectiveness of the drug as a treatment alternative breaches
ethical research standards, some ethicists maintain. Heroin ...

Aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 10% of the adult
population. CKD patients have increased risks of morbidity and mortality, mainly
from cardiovascular end points; early diagnosis and treatment is ...

Background: The aim of this paper was to test the goodness of fit of the Attitude – Social influence – self-Efficacy
(ASE) model in explaining schoolchildren's intentions to eat fruit and their actual fruit intake in ...